Maybe I was wrong about light rail in the Valley.Maybe it was a good idea.I mean, it’s a nearly daily floodgate of material for blogging!

The latest is the tiff between Sheriff Joe and his plan to transport prisoners on the light rail, and the City of Phoenix in a panic to prevent that from happening.

There is some rich irony in this story.Here is the quote from a Metro official: “I can’t speak for the sheriff or his office, but public transportation is not a controlled environment, and it is not intended for this kind of use.”

So according to metro, guards transporting prisoners is not an intended use.But people claiming to be artists can take off their pants and we are supposed to celebrate the “public space” that is now available?